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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Level 3 Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Residential whole loans held at fair value for which the closing price of the purchase transaction had not occurred |  | $ 87,000 |  | $ 87,000 | $ 70,600
Recurring basis | Level 3 | Residential Whole Loans, at Fair Value |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ 1,243,792 | 1,512,337 | $ 1,381,583 | 1,471,263 |
Purchases and capitalized advances | 4,679 | 5,299 | 8,198 | 135,388 |
Changes in fair value recorded in Net gain on residential whole loans measured at fair value through earnings | 2,010 | 21,188 | (72,546) | 20,128 |
Collection of principal, net of liquidation gains/(losses) | (28,608) | (43,072) | (52,412) | (74,823) |
Sales and repurchases | (18,225) | (898) | (18,530) | (1,216) |
Transfer to REO | (2,667) | (56,027) | (45,312) | (111,913) |
Balance at end of period | $ 1,200,981 | 1,438,827 | $ 1,200,981 | 1,438,827 |
Recurring basis | Level 3 | Term Notes Backed by MSR-Related Collateral |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  | 753,594 |  | 538,499 |
Purchases and capitalized advances |  | 353,970 |  | 573,136 |
Collection of principal, net of liquidation gains/(losses) |  | (4,392) |  | (8,976) |
Changes in unrealized gain/(losses) |  | 2,854 |  | 3,367 |
Balance at end of period |  | $ 1,106,026 |  | $ 1,106,026 |

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